The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-07
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the Two
Great Centers.

Great Centers.
NEW YORK March 5.-Flour-Receipts. 81 766
brls and Sacks exports. 29sS brs and 6,337 sacks;
firm but not quotably higher, with moderate bust
ness sales Is, 600 brs.
Wheat-Recepts. 80, $50 bu; exports, 231 ,966 bu;
spot and options La 2l4c higher closing with
ton of 3s 5c During the day there considerable
excitement on covering Of shorts Export trading
brisk. Sales, l3,72O00O Blu futures, ia, 600 bu
spot No spring nominal at SO lac. No. Northern,
81 Lice; ungraded red 91096lec: No. 3 red,
9os.c; No. red 924c elevator, 81 l9c store, 921a
@9234c o. b., 92s. 93 916c delivered; No. red,
aas S % s sssn No. E Mse 90 1G sie5
94c closing at 933ec: June, 921a09414c, closing at
937se; July, 925s994hsc, closing at 94lec; August,
95l4c, closing at 947sc; December. OLA 900 clos
ing at 98ssc.
Corn-spos advanced 1401ssc and options $40
14c, closing steady. Export trading light. Specula
ton more active Receipts. % 700 bu; exports,
100 $50 bu; sales 3l2 600 bu futures. 6s, 900 bu
spot; un srs 05oslc; steamer 49049aae ele
delivered; No. g. March, 5Oss05 Oac. closing at
so &c; April, 50050ss, closing at 501ac; May 500
5oosc closing at 5oSsc; June, 5040oosac, closing
Oats 1401ac higher and fairly active; receipts,
g. 700 bu; exports 76 Blu. Sales, 295 900 bu fut-
ures, 90, 900 Blu spot; mixed Western, 35 037c;
white Western, 80 q 42c.
Hay steady but quiet.
Hops dull; State 8 22c; CALIFORNIA; S023c.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio firm and quiet at 14asc
options stronger and fairly active; sales 63 $50 bags
Msr zh so April 13ae012 Zoe; May
012. SOC; August II. rs q IL. s5c September, 1878
I 81 2a zoe; October, 1855: November, :, 12s00
12.9Oc; December. 12.8501295 February,
!2.95c: Sugar steady refined steady; extra G, 4aa0
Lice; cut-loaf and crushed, 6l406 5-l6c; cubes
1916 See. Molasses quiet. Rice frmer
Tallow steady and quiet
Eggs unchanged and quiet; receipts, 4,Oo9 pack
ages; Western tic.
Pork firm and in fair demand; mess $15.5o0
81 for INT firm
lei picked bellies 7l407 1ac; middles quiet and
firm. Lard 100 Is points higher and fairly active;
April 772@776s; May, 7.7s07 s3c; june, I. IS
47s7e; July 7s507.s7c; August 1929; city
Butter firm; Western, 1203oc. Cheese quiet but
generally steady.
Copper steady; lake, 1Oac. Lead quiet common,
4iac. Tin dull. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, March 5-The trading on Change TO-.
day caused marked excitement in grain, accompanied
began yesterday afternoon. when May delivery was
advanced from 79c 1890 where the market rested
last night This morning the market opened at SOssc
and had very few stops until it had touched 81 SIC.
The buying all the way up was very free scale,
and the pit the Of sharp excitement with
shorts" covering freely Orders pouring in
from the outside which materially aided the market
From q SIC the market pounded down to 81 lao
but within half an hour it tending UP again and
only stopped when the price had touched S214c The
market closed for the day at S21sc Foreign advces
aDotsd steady and firm markets The
bushels ana se,a
in the visible supply is expected by operators. The
boom in corn counterpart of that in wheat. The
market opened l2c higher, fell back 3sc advanced lie
under good demand from shorts" but fell back
again esc under liberal offerings, and closed 7sc
higher than yesterday. There more outside or.
ders on the the market The receipts fair and
the shipping demand continues to be moderate Oats
ruled firmer, in sympathy with the other markets,
ard there increased trading The market closed
| l403sc higher than yesterday. There an
active trade in provisions, though few transactions
occurred in pork, the prices for which remained
| steady and unchanged, Lard opened 507 l9c per
100 pounds higher followed by another Improvement
| of 7la91oc; prices then fell back 12la015
rallied so 10e, and closed steady Short ribs ad-
terdny's figures. The leading futures ranged fol-
l lows;